The driver that replaced Australian Jack Doohan at Alpine has reportedly been given the remainder of the season to salvage his F1 career.

Franco Colapinto has failed to secure a single point since he replaced the Aussie at Alpine earlier this year.

His place in the top tier came under question once more when he collided with barriers at the Hungaroring during Pirelli tyre testing this week.

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An Alpine spokesperson confirmed that Colapinto was assessed by on-site medics and was uninjured, despite losing control of the car at turn 11.

Pirelli’s Mario Isola confirmed the incident was not tyre related.

“These have been two useful days for making progress with the development of our compounds for next season, given that we are now entering the home straight,” he said.

“The Hungaroring is a demanding track due to its many slow curves and the amount of energy that goes into the tyres on a lap that is rather short.

“This makes it a challenging place to test tyres, in particular for the compounds that will be central to the 2026 range – which will go from C1 to C6 like this year.

“We have collected a lot of data, although it was a pity that we lost some of our potential mileage today when Colapinto went off the track, even though this was not in any way linked to the tyres.”

Colapinto has only managed to finish above 15th in a Grand Prix twice, finishing 13th in Monaco and Canada.

An Alpine spokesperson confirmed that Colapinto was assessed by on-site medics and was uninjured.

Planet F1 reports Alpine will give Colapinto until the end of the season to prove himself.

Doohan is keen for another opportunity to prove himself, while Alpine also have Paul Aron waiting in the wings for his first chance to compete in F1.

– with AP